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United States Patent | 6,148,559 |
May | November 21, 2000 |
Disclosed herein is a system and method for saving crops by preventing premature bud formation on various agriculturally-valuable flora. The method consists in maintaining the temperature of an effective amount of the roots of a plant below that temperature at which bud formation normally ensues. The system and method is especially well suited for unusual warm spells which occur during seasonal changes and for staggering crop portions in order to effectively manage the harvest.
Inventors: | May; Monte Dale (Odessa, TX) |
Assignee: | May Business Trust (Humboldt, TN) |
Appl. No.: | 150158 |
Filed: | September 9, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 47/1.01F; 47/2; 47/50; 47/58.1R |
Intern'l Class: | A01C 001/00; A01G 001/00; A01G 013/00; A01G 023/10; A01B 079/00 |
Field of Search: | 47/1.01 F,48.5,2,50-54 73/204.22,204.24,204.16,861,861.95 219/535,528,549 62/260,235 165/45 |
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